
Harry Carey, Jr.
Biography
Henry George "Harry" Carey Jr. (May 16, 1921 - December 27, 2012) was an American actor. He appeared in more than ninety films including several John Ford westerns as well as numerous television series. The son of actors Harry Carey Sr. and Olive Carey, he attempted a singing career before beginning his acting career in the John Ford Stock Company. Director John Ford became a close friend and collaborator. Carey appeared in such notable Ford films as 3 Godfathers (1948), She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949), The Searchers (1956), and Cheyenne Autumn (1964), some also featuring appearances by his parents. He became a respected character actor like his father. Carey made four films with director Howard Hawks: Red River (1948), Monkey Business (1952), Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), and Rio Bravo (1959 - scenes cut). He also frequently co-starred with actors John Wayne and Ben Johnson, acting together in nine films each. Between 1955 -1957, Carey appeared as ranch counselor Bill Burnett in the serial Spin and Marty, seen on Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse Club. In the 1960s, Carey appeared on such western series as Have Gun - Will Travel and The Legend of Jesse James.
Later film roles include George Arthur in The Long Riders (1980), Mr. Anderson in Gremlins (1984), aging biker Red in Mask (1985), Joshua Brackett in The Whales of August (1987), saloon old-timer Zeke in Back to the Future Part III (1990), and Marshal Fred White in Tombstone (1993).
Acting (92 movies)

Back to the Future Part III
1990

Gremlins
1984

Red River
1948

The Searchers
1956

Mask
1985

Big Jake
1971

UFOria
1984

Rio Grande
1950

Trinity Is Still My Name
1971

Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
1953

The Devil's Brigade
1968

Pursued
1947

Silver Lode
1954

Moonrise
1948

Island in the Sky
1953

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
1949

Cheyenne Autumn
1964

3 Godfathers
1948

Desperate Trails
1921

The Way West
1967

The Long Riders
1980

7th Cavalry
1956

The Great Locomotive Chase
1956

Wagon Master
1950

Crossroads
1986

The Long Gray Line
1955

Take a Hard Ride
1975

Mister Roberts
1955

Cherry 2000
1987

The Rare Breed
1966

Escort West
1959

Dirty Dingus Magee
1970

Illegally Yours
1988

The Whales of August
1987

The Undefeated
1969

The River's Edge
1957

Niagara
1953

Man of the East
1972

Death of a Gunfighter
1969

Taggart
1965

Billy the Kid Versus Dracula
1966

Last Stand at Saber River
1997

Gun the Man Down
1956

Copper Canyon
1950

Challenge to White Fang
1974

One More Train to Rob
1971

Bad Jim
1990

House of Bamboo
1955

Blood on the Moon
1948

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
1953

Monkey Business
1952

The Studebaker Story
1953

The Ballad of Josie
1968

One More Time
1970

Once Upon a Texas Train
1988

Nickelodeon
1976

The Wild Blue Yonder
1951

Warpath
1951

Noose for a Gunman
1960

Rolling Home
1946

Sweethearts on Parade
1953

Bandolero!
1968

John Wayne - Eine amerikanische Legende
1991

Cahill: United States Marshal
1973

The Making of 'Rio Grande'
1993

The Exorcist III
1990

A Public Affair
1962

The Great Impostor
1960

Ride a Northbound Horse
1969

Two Rode Together
1961

San Antone
1953

Flashing Spikes
1962

Tombstone
1993

Something Big
1971

Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid
1978

Alvarez Kelly
1966

The Outcast
1954

Crossbow: The Movie
1989

Cyborg 2087
1966

Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone
1994

Directed by John Ford
1971

The Raiders
1963

Run, Cougar, Run
1972

The Moonshine War
1970

Gundown at Sandoval
1959

Kiss Them for Me
1957

The Sunchaser
1996

The Shadow Riders
1982

Shenandoah
1965

Breaking In
1989

Endangered Species
1982

Rio Bravo
1959
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